The idea is that if everyone aims for net-zero by 2050 and comes reasonably close to achieving it, the world will be spared a climate nightmare. This strategy has only worked to a limited extent ...

Scientists uncover signs that Earth’s resilience to carbon emissions may be unraveling faster than climate models suggest. A ...

Two new studies of the North and South Poles remind us that the global climate system remains unpredictable, defying simplistic expectations that change moves only in one direction.

The debate about tipping points in the climate system has intensified over the past two decades, according to the study. Read more about our changing planet: Sign up for USA TODAY's Climate Point ...

A vital system of ocean currents in the Atlantic could collapse within a few decades – an event that would be catastrophic for global weather and “affect every person on the planet.” ...

June was the hottest ever in NOAA's climate record: Earth's average global temperature in June was 1.89 degrees above average, making it the hottest June in the 174-years global climate record.

The climate advocacy group Stand.earth organized the protest and has called on Amazon to eliminate emissions from maritime shipments by 2030, heavy-duty trucking by 2035 and airfreight by 2040.

Corporate climate targets are a mess. Could tracking ‘spheres of influence’ help? New research proposes a new, more expansive way to look at companies’ contribution to global net-zero.